ALICE Jennings has leapt to a title-winning grade two clearance in the high jump.

The talented West Cheshire AC member cleared 1.56m to claim the North of England under 15 girls indoor championship crown.

Alice also reached the 60m hurdles final and finished sixth with a grade three time of 9.97 seconds after posting a personal best of 9.86 seconds for third place in her qualifying heat.

Leah Ferrie and Alice McMahon returned home after pocketing bronze medals. Leah secured third position in the U17 ladies 200m final with a grade two time of 26.3 seconds after winning her qualifying heat in 26.72 seconds, and she added a grade three time of 8.3 seconds in her 60m heat.

Alice achieved her bronze medal after posting a new personal best grade one time of 8.13 seconds in the U15 girls 60m final, and she finished fourth in the 200m final with a grade one time of 26.3 seconds after winning her qualifying heat.

Danielle Erskine posted a new best of 8.35 seconds in the U17 ladies 60m, and finished eighth in the long jump with 4.68m.

Tom Booth clocked 9.28 seconds for fourth place in his U17 men’s 60m hurdles heat, and rounded his 400m heat in 56.1 for fourth position.

Aidan Stoakley secured a new U17 men’s 200m best of 24.82 for fourth place, and clocked 53.57 seconds for fifth spot in his 400m heat.

Steve Jones posted a new U17 men’s 60m best of 7.71 seconds in his semi-final. Lucy Earl posted a new U15 girls 60m hurdles best of 11.49 seconds for seventh place and 30.72 for sixth place in her 200m heat.

Kelly Baker hit a new U15 girls shot best of 8.75m for eighth place and a new 200m best of 29.16, while Tom Kellett finished seventh in the U15 boys shot (7.90m) and was fourth in his heat of the 200m with 26.35.

Liam Renton completed the U15 boys race at the Northern Cross Country Championships in 10th position.

The West Cheshire distance ace rounded the muddy 4km Sherdley Park course at St Helens in a time of 12 minutes 21 seconds, ahead of Chris Goodwin who secured 73rd spot in 13:25.

Fixtures this weekend include the final round in the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country series tomorrow at Cheshire Oaks High School, Ellesmere Port (10am start), and the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships, also tomorrow, at Macclesfield (10am start).